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• Offsite Solutions seals £2.3m bathroom pod deal from Willmott Dixon

  08-11-2022 15:54 via constructionenquirer.com
  Offsite Solutions has landed a £2.3m deal to manufacture 425 steel-framed bathroom pods for a new build-to-rent scheme in Peterborough for Willmott Dixon.
  Developed by Cross Keys Homes, the Northminster project is a £70m flagship apartments development, which will provide 315 affordable homes for rent.
  Due for completion in Autumn 2024 and designed by Corstorphine & Wright, this regeneration project will use innovative construction methods to minimise impact on the environment. T
  
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• Eddie Stobart fined after exposing builders to asbestos

  08-11-2022 15:47 via constructionenquirer.com
  Transport giant Eddie Stobart has been fined £133,000 after work at one of its sites exposed builders to asbestos.
  The firm was sentenced for a series of failures that took place while excavation work was carried out at its rail and container freight port in Widnes.
  Asbestos containing materials (ACMs) were disturbed by the building work, putting staff at risk.An HSE investigation found an asbestos survey had not been carried out, the workers involved hadn’t received any training in
  
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• Plant hirer H E Services names asset finance expert as CEO

  08-11-2022 13:00 via constructionenquirer.com
  Specialist excavator hirer H. E. Services Group has appointed banking and assets finance expert Brendan Walsh as group chief executive officer.
  Walsh is an experienced business leader who has worked in senior roles across several industries, most recently asCEO at Walbrook Asset Finance and before that head of leasing at Bank of London and The Middle East – BLME Bank.
  Walsh is being brought on board as the plant hirer celebrates its 50th year to assist the entrepreneurial chairman Hugh Ede
  
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• University in £14m legal battle over brickwork with Laing O’Rourke

  08-11-2022 09:20 via constructionenquirer.com
  The University of Manchester is in a legal fight with Laing O’Rourke and designers over alleged defective brickwork at three buildings completed back in 2008.
  The University is seeking compensation to replace outer brickwork across three connected buildings known as the Jean McFarlane Building and University Place.
  In a complex legal battle, the University is claiming against architect John McAslan & Partners, main contractor Laing O’Rourke and third-party engineer Gifford Global
  
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• Supply chain tries to crack mystery of creaking towers

  08-11-2022 08:44 via constructionenquirer.com
  Firms from across the supply chain have pooled resources in a bid to stop creaking noises in towers.
  The Tall Building Working Group (TBWG) was formed in 2018 to address a global phenomenon where creaking can be heard in tall residential towers in high wind conditions.
  The group was established under the umbrella of trade body Finishes and Interiors Sector (FIS) and set about bringing together the entire supply chain including developers, tier 1 contractors, manufacturers, architects, specialist
  
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• Kier chalks up Wolverhampton academy job

  08-11-2022 08:28 via constructionenquirer.com
  Kier has been confirmed as prime contractor to design and deliver a new school building for St Peter’s Collegiate Academy in Wolverhampton.
  In late 2020, St. Peter’s Academy was named as one of the first schools in the country to participate in the Government’s new 10-year, 500-school rebuilding and refurbishment programme.
  The project is multi-phase, involving design and planning, through to demolition of existing buildings, installing specialist temporary accommodation, and t
  
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• Schroders lodges plan for 63-storey London city tower

  08-11-2022 08:26 via constructionenquirer.com
  Plans for a £600m office tower at 55 Bishopsgate in the City of London have been submitted for planning approval.
  Masterminded by funder Schroders and development manager Stanhope, the project consists of a 63-storey main tower with an adjacent 22-storey building.
  Among the professional client team, contractor Multiplex has drawn up the outline construction environmental management plan for the new tower in the main Square Mile cluster.The redevelopment of 55 Bishopsgate will create 130,00
  
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• Canbury Construction falls into administration

  08-11-2022 08:13 via constructionenquirer.com
  Sussex based contractor Canbury Construction has been placed into administration.
  The firm provided pre-construction, construction management, main contractor and design and build services across all sectors including residential, commercial, leisure and retail.
  Michael Sanders and Georgina Eason of MHA MacIntyre Hudson have been appointed Joint Administrators of the company.A statement from Canbury said: “It is with deep regret that recent financial circumstances have meant the directors
  
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